Carole Radziwill Pays Tribute To Her Late Mother-In-Law Lee Radziwill: “She Was Loved”

Carole Radziwill paid tribute to late mother-in-law Lee Radziwill on Instagram on Sunday, February 17, two days after Lee’s death. “She was loved,” the former Real Housewives of New York City star wrote, captioning a photo of the style icon and younger sister of late former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. “Rest in Peace, Lee.”

To her followers, Carole wrote, “Thank you for the kind words & comments.”

Back in 2012, Carole told The Daily Beast why she didn't want to called a Kennedy. “I don’t consider myself part of the Kennedy family,” she said. “It’s almost like a little point of honor. I’m a DiFalco at the end of the day,” Carole added, citing her maiden name.

“An Italian-American from upstate New York. I never call myself a Kennedy cousin. In fact, when I signed my contract with Bravo, I made it very clear that they were not allowed in promos to refer to me as a Kennedy cousin. I’m not that person. I don’t feel it.”

Carole was married to Anthony Radziwill, Lee’s first child, who died of cancer in 1999. Lee was thrice married: to Michael Temple Canfield, Prince Stanislaw Albrecht Radziwill and Herbert Ross. She is survived by daughter Anna Christina “Tina” Radziwill, her second child with Stanislaw, reports Us Weekly.

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